1 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,680 Speaker 1: Least. He's The Drive with Dale Lolly and Matt Williamson 2 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:13,200 Speaker 1: on Home of the Black and Gold Steelers Nation Radio. 3 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Drive. I'm Dale Lolly here with 4 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: Matt Williamson. Of course you can always hear us here 5 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,919 Speaker 1: on Steelers dot Com or wherever you download your podcast, 6 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: whether it be on Apple iTunes, the I Heart Media app. Yeah, 7 00:00:57,360 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: please do ye subscribe, leave us comments with your feedback 8 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 1: on those platforms as well. We like that and that 9 00:01:04,360 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: helps us gain more listeners. And you know, if you 10 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:10,800 Speaker 1: if you're not listening to this show, I really don't 11 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 1: know what to tell you because you're probably misinformed, right, 12 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm not gonna tout, I'm not gonna toot 13 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:19,160 Speaker 1: our own horns. You're well, yeah I am. We're doing 14 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: pretty nice work here. Do you know about the rest 15 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 1: of the Nation Radio too. There's a lot of good stuff, 16 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:25,640 Speaker 1: a lot of good stuff on it, including our triple takes. 17 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: Triple Takes are new and fun as well. Yeah, that 18 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: can hear those as well, so you can see a 19 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: lot of us. And hey, I would wouldn't kill you 20 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:36,479 Speaker 1: to subscribe to Peacock and Williamson on the on the 21 00:01:36,480 --> 00:01:38,160 Speaker 1: podcast World it would help me out a little bit 22 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: as well. Anyway. So the cornerback position Matt is one 23 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 1: that a lot of people are looking at for the Steelers, 24 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:50,200 Speaker 1: and and there was actually on on your website, NFL 25 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:55,840 Speaker 1: one of your guys did a full seven round lock 26 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: and I think I had the Steelers taking three corners, 27 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:02,320 Speaker 1: including two early early in the draft, like because he's 28 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,560 Speaker 1: under the assumption at the Steelers have to cut Joe 29 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: Hayden where they have to cut Steven Nelson. And I 30 00:02:07,720 --> 00:02:09,639 Speaker 1: keep hearing that a lot, Well, they gotta cut Joe 31 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,519 Speaker 1: Joan Hayden or Steven Nelson. Now they don't, and that 32 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:18,000 Speaker 1: you could still bring back Hilton or Sutton and keeping 33 00:02:18,000 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 1: those guys possible because something is important to me. Suting's important, 34 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: you know. And here's the thing. If you Steven Nelson's 35 00:02:27,560 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: twenty eight years old, you could add and he's only 36 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:35,080 Speaker 1: signed through next season through you could add a couple 37 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:37,840 Speaker 1: of years onto his deal. And I think he's been 38 00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:39,720 Speaker 1: a success here, but I think his first year was 39 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:42,120 Speaker 1: a little better than the second, but he's still solid. 40 00:02:43,120 --> 00:02:46,520 Speaker 1: Um his cap hit this year's four teen point four 41 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:48,799 Speaker 1: million dollars. You can get that down pretty deep. You 42 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:51,520 Speaker 1: could get that. Yeah, because his his basse salaries eight 43 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 1: point to five. Then two years to his deal, you 44 00:02:54,520 --> 00:02:56,640 Speaker 1: had a couple of years to his deal. The pro 45 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:59,040 Speaker 1: rade of bonus right now is six point one seven. 46 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:00,720 Speaker 1: So if you had two more years to the deal, 47 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,720 Speaker 1: obviously you're gonna get him a little a little sugar 48 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:04,239 Speaker 1: on that. Yeah, he's not gonna be like, oh great, 49 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: he wants a little something extra. Um, but his base 50 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,560 Speaker 1: salary you get to knock down to a million, down 51 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: from eight point to seven five, you can save about 52 00:03:13,560 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: between five and six million dollars. I'm pretty comfortable with that. 53 00:03:18,480 --> 00:03:21,440 Speaker 1: Would you rather extend him or Hayden? I think I 54 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: think extended Nelson because the age Hayden is what he is. 55 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,880 Speaker 1: His capt numbers fifteen point five. But you've you've done 56 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: that's part of that's because you've also restructured him a 57 00:03:29,280 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: couple of times, and so you know what he's saved 58 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: by cutting them seven million dollars. So if you, if 59 00:03:36,600 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: you had your druthers, you could you could get you 60 00:03:38,800 --> 00:03:43,000 Speaker 1: could you could extend Nelson and get let's say five 61 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: and a half million dollars. I like that. I mean 62 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: on that we're cut Hayden and get seven million dollars. 63 00:03:48,640 --> 00:03:51,640 Speaker 1: I'm extending Nelson. I'm keeping those two corners together, and 64 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:57,600 Speaker 1: that's the money that I need then to sign Cam Sutton. Yeah, exactly. Um, 65 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: I fear a little. I don't want to get old 66 00:03:59,520 --> 00:04:02,280 Speaker 1: at corner overnight because Sutton is not young either, and 67 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:05,920 Speaker 1: he's on I mean, next year's second round pick might 68 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: be a corner, you know. I mean, but you've got 69 00:04:07,920 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: a couple of young dudes in the mix, and I 70 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: don't think any of them are declining at the moment. 71 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 1: Do you think this is possible? Because Hayden has been 72 00:04:16,560 --> 00:04:18,200 Speaker 1: he's wealthy. I mean, he's made a lot of money. 73 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:21,520 Speaker 1: I mean, could you make a handshake agreement, Joe, We're 74 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: gonna cut you and then two minutes later we're gonna 75 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:25,000 Speaker 1: sign you to a new deal. Where do you go 76 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 1: to him and the way you have with Ben Roethlisberger 77 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:30,359 Speaker 1: and you say, hey, Joe, we'd like to we like you, 78 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: but not at this number. Ben is Ben is taking 79 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:34,080 Speaker 1: this deal at the end of his career to come back, 80 00:04:34,120 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: and could you could you do something similar? I mean, 81 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: he's he's been in other places that I'm sure he 82 00:04:41,200 --> 00:04:43,479 Speaker 1: does or another place that he doesn't like him sure 83 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:46,919 Speaker 1: as much as being here. Um, I would think that 84 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: he'd be very open to that making first round money 85 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: throughout his life and happy with the situation. Maybe there's 86 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 1: something to work with their Yeah, I think I think 87 00:04:56,240 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: you could do something like that that would make it 88 00:04:58,360 --> 00:05:02,599 Speaker 1: more palatable, because like his base salary seven million dollars 89 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: is pro rated, bonus is eight point five seven of 90 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 1: that of that fifteen five seven. H h. I won 91 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:12,440 Speaker 1: him on game day. So if you if you say, hey, Joe, 92 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: we're gonna, we're gonna, we're gonna add a couple of 93 00:05:14,880 --> 00:05:17,599 Speaker 1: years to your contract here, they're really avoidable years, you 94 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,000 Speaker 1: probably won't you probably maybe you see, you know, if 95 00:05:20,040 --> 00:05:21,720 Speaker 1: you play well this year, maybe we bring it back 96 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:26,320 Speaker 1: again next year. But that's probably the end of it. Yeah, 97 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: just be honest with right, that's not bad. And again 98 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: you knocked that. You you probably save you know, four 99 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:35,719 Speaker 1: or five you know, four and a half million dollars. 100 00:05:35,760 --> 00:05:39,360 Speaker 1: They're both those moves on corners. Yeah, and people said 101 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: I was kicking the can down the road. Here's the thing. 102 00:05:41,600 --> 00:05:44,360 Speaker 1: The roadshot. The road is big, the road is long. 103 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:47,720 Speaker 1: There were playing the lanes in the road he ain't heavy, 104 00:05:47,800 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: he's my brother, and your defense is still really good. 105 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,440 Speaker 1: Next year, you know, like I want Hayden there on 106 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 1: game day, and Sutton might replace him a year from 107 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,000 Speaker 1: now or even this year. I mean, you play so 108 00:05:58,080 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: much Nickel, it doesn't matter. Sutton, Nelson and Aidan are 109 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,359 Speaker 1: gonna be the field. You may still, you may. You 110 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: may get to the point where you say, Okay, when 111 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: we're in our base defense, Sutton's out there and hay 112 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: might be on the bench. But when we go to 113 00:06:11,240 --> 00:06:16,240 Speaker 1: our our nickel and dime, Sutton Kicksen inside, Hayden plays outside, 114 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: and aid might be like, wow, that's less snaps I 115 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:21,800 Speaker 1: have to play. That might keep me better and fresher too, 116 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,279 Speaker 1: you know. Or some teams Hayden's the the outside guy 117 00:06:25,360 --> 00:06:28,599 Speaker 1: in in two corner situations. Sometimes its Sutton or you know, 118 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 1: they've done a lot of those type of things over 119 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,279 Speaker 1: the years too. Yeah, because there's a lot of well 120 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:34,200 Speaker 1: this Hayden to be a Steeler next year the Steelers. 121 00:06:34,320 --> 00:06:37,120 Speaker 1: The Steelers have nine team players, seven team players really 122 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:41,880 Speaker 1: under contract for now. You'd have two more with Nelson 123 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: and Hayden, and Hayden might be declining. He might not 124 00:06:47,200 --> 00:06:49,160 Speaker 1: but I think the more I think about it, I mean, 125 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,520 Speaker 1: including Ebron, there's more and more guys I want to 126 00:06:52,560 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: stretch things out with. And maybe that gets me Sutton Alu, Alu, 127 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:00,599 Speaker 1: Zak Banner and a center that can play. It's you know, 128 00:07:00,680 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 1: that's not it's better than Ben Garland. You know, it's 129 00:07:03,480 --> 00:07:05,080 Speaker 1: a five million dollar in your center, you know what 130 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: I mean? Like that's not too much to ask out 131 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: of an off season. No, I think it makes you 132 00:07:09,200 --> 00:07:12,160 Speaker 1: a better team. Yeah, and you've got some dudes, not 133 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: that you want the wrong dudes, but then you have 134 00:07:14,000 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: more guys under contract a year from now, you know 135 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: there's some and you still have a lot of cap 136 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:21,920 Speaker 1: space and you're probably gonna add eight picks or something 137 00:07:21,960 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: to those guys too, and a lot of gap space. Yeah, 138 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: and don't have a quest for a quarterback. But that's okay, 139 00:07:27,320 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: that's fine. You again, you got as long as you 140 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,400 Speaker 1: I'm approaching Nelson and Hayden. If you go into next 141 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: season with you got your you got your roster. What 142 00:07:36,720 --> 00:07:40,240 Speaker 1: it is, You've got forty five of those guys coming back, 143 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,040 Speaker 1: and you've got fifty million dollars in cap space. That's 144 00:07:44,040 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: the ideal situation. You don't want to go to a 145 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:47,640 Speaker 1: quarterback though you don't have a quarterback, but you got 146 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,960 Speaker 1: fifty million cap space, But you could trade for next 147 00:07:51,000 --> 00:07:54,240 Speaker 1: year's version of darn Older Wenz that that's always that's 148 00:07:54,240 --> 00:07:56,120 Speaker 1: on the table, right I mean, you can fit those 149 00:07:56,200 --> 00:07:58,400 Speaker 1: this year. They couldn't do something. They just can't do it. 150 00:07:58,600 --> 00:08:00,600 Speaker 1: You couldn't trade for Derek Are if he was on 151 00:08:00,640 --> 00:08:03,720 Speaker 1: the block or whatever. But their cornerback position right now 152 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:09,480 Speaker 1: as it is is, um you got Joe Hayden, James Nelson, 153 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:13,440 Speaker 1: James Pierre justin Lane are your are your top four 154 00:08:13,520 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: guys when you think of those two. I'm not saying 155 00:08:17,120 --> 00:08:19,240 Speaker 1: I'm disappointed to similar, but I wish I saw a 156 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,080 Speaker 1: little more to this point, and maybe if they would 157 00:08:22,080 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 1: have had a normal preseason, I'd like him more. I 158 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:30,560 Speaker 1: think Pierre's find Yeah, I think he used to what 159 00:08:30,640 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: I don't know, and when I haven't been able to 160 00:08:32,320 --> 00:08:34,840 Speaker 1: find out, Like in the last game of the season 161 00:08:35,040 --> 00:08:39,240 Speaker 1: Hate when Hayden was out, Yeah, they played Pierre over Lane. 162 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 1: Was that to see what they have in him? Or well? 163 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:46,720 Speaker 1: It was in the play I was thinking was seen. 164 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: But here's the thing they on the on the website. 165 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: They list Pierre as the backup to Hayden. They list 166 00:08:52,400 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: Lane to the back as the backup at right cornerback 167 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: to Nelson. Was that a right cornerback versus left cornerback 168 00:08:57,320 --> 00:08:59,440 Speaker 1: thing because they don't flop them. I mean they are 169 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:03,199 Speaker 1: left and right team. I don't know. I don't think 170 00:09:03,240 --> 00:09:06,160 Speaker 1: I've ever been I know, I haven't stood next to Pierre. 171 00:09:06,200 --> 00:09:09,120 Speaker 1: How big is he? He's listed at six too. He 172 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:12,199 Speaker 1: and Lane are He and Lane are both big cornerbacks. 173 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 1: I've never stood next to him either, that's the prob. 174 00:09:15,440 --> 00:09:17,160 Speaker 1: I've seen him running around on the field. He's a 175 00:09:17,160 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: big cornerback. Um. I know last year during training camp, Um, 176 00:09:22,760 --> 00:09:24,120 Speaker 1: that was one of the you know when we're watching 177 00:09:24,200 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: Chase claypol And and oh Chase clul claypol went up 178 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:29,560 Speaker 1: and caught a ball over Justin Pierre or James Pierre, 179 00:09:29,640 --> 00:09:31,640 Speaker 1: and it's like, who's not a little He's not a 180 00:09:31,640 --> 00:09:35,400 Speaker 1: little guy. Yeah, I'm just wondering where they're both outside 181 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,960 Speaker 1: corners though? Do we think Lane or Pierre might be 182 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,559 Speaker 1: Hayden's successor or potentially? Yeah, I think he got to 183 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:44,360 Speaker 1: I think he got any more about both? You got 184 00:09:44,360 --> 00:09:46,560 Speaker 1: two young guys there that that have both gotten their 185 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: feet wet at the NFL level. There's a lot there 186 00:09:48,920 --> 00:09:51,080 Speaker 1: to like in terms of size, but I think it's 187 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:54,400 Speaker 1: safe speed with Pierre. He's not just a bottom of 188 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:56,200 Speaker 1: the row. He's not dangerous, not a throw away. No. 189 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,800 Speaker 1: I mean, he's not just a special team or there's 190 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 1: something there. Ye. They like him. Yeah, so that's something yeah. Um, 191 00:10:04,679 --> 00:10:06,400 Speaker 1: And it makes me feel better if I do extend 192 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: Nelson and Hayden because there's a there's a guy here 193 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: that's young and knows the system and you know Lane 194 00:10:13,080 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: I wish I knew more about because he's been picked 195 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: on a little bit. But that's what corner happens to corners. 196 00:10:18,679 --> 00:10:20,120 Speaker 1: He was the third round draft pick, it's not like 197 00:10:20,120 --> 00:10:21,720 Speaker 1: he was the first. Yeah. Again, I wish I had 198 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:25,200 Speaker 1: seen preseason tape of him this year. Um, then you 199 00:10:25,200 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: get the decisions on Mike Hilton and Camp Sutton. I 200 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:31,040 Speaker 1: think we've been pretty clear about where we would. Yeah, 201 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: people are gonna like him. Um. The league still doesn't 202 00:10:34,640 --> 00:10:37,800 Speaker 1: view slot corners as starters as much as they will, 203 00:10:37,840 --> 00:10:39,240 Speaker 1: I bet a year from two from now. I think 204 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:41,600 Speaker 1: they're a little behind on that. But he's a starter. Yeah, 205 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 1: he's gonna make money. He's got a lot of really 206 00:10:43,760 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: good tape and he's five two. Like I mean, I'm 207 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:51,640 Speaker 1: not invested in them. Sorry, I like him, but I'm 208 00:10:51,640 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 1: not invested in Yeah. Um, Sutton is also a year 209 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 1: invest Sutton is also a year younger. Yeah, more versatile, bigger, 210 00:10:59,120 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 1: can play outside. Do you think slot corner if you 211 00:11:04,120 --> 00:11:08,200 Speaker 1: the slot corner in need, if Hilton leaves and Sutton stays, yes, 212 00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: I mean in our mocks, we usually add a fifth 213 00:11:10,480 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 1: roundsh guy. Yeah, I think you need to. You need 214 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,240 Speaker 1: to develop somebody because the only answer then that you 215 00:11:16,400 --> 00:11:19,720 Speaker 1: have if Sutton gets hurt and you don't have anybody 216 00:11:19,720 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: else to that is kicking Steven Nelson inside the slot 217 00:11:22,960 --> 00:11:24,960 Speaker 1: cornerback and he doesn't like he doesn't like to do it. 218 00:11:25,000 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: He wasn't great at He can do it, but it 219 00:11:27,120 --> 00:11:28,960 Speaker 1: wasn't great at unless you feel like you can move, 220 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: you know, the other option is to move. Yeah, but 221 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:34,960 Speaker 1: then you get worse than two spots kind of I mean, 222 00:11:34,960 --> 00:11:38,679 Speaker 1: who's your free Yeah, I mean there's options, so it's 223 00:11:38,679 --> 00:11:42,120 Speaker 1: not ideal. Yeah, yeah, I would like to add a 224 00:11:43,160 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: five nine slot corner who's tough and can you know 225 00:11:45,960 --> 00:11:49,199 Speaker 1: if you can add corner. Well, yeah, but that's the 226 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:53,400 Speaker 1: second round pick. And yeah, again, we did our mock 227 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,640 Speaker 1: draft earlier today in our previous segment, and you know, 228 00:11:56,679 --> 00:12:00,080 Speaker 1: we took two. We took we took a big and 229 00:12:00,120 --> 00:12:02,559 Speaker 1: in a little one. And there's a ripple effect too, too, 230 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:07,280 Speaker 1: extending Nelson and Hayden and maybe that lands our center 231 00:12:07,400 --> 00:12:09,360 Speaker 1: and we don't have that need. And so a third 232 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:12,360 Speaker 1: round picks a corner, right, you know what I mean. Yeah, 233 00:12:12,640 --> 00:12:16,319 Speaker 1: so this all comes together. But the cornerback position, you know, 234 00:12:16,360 --> 00:12:19,920 Speaker 1: if you think about it, you know when people talk about, well, 235 00:12:19,960 --> 00:12:25,679 Speaker 1: you know the Steelers, you know they got into the 236 00:12:25,679 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: playoffs and couldn't win. Look at who they were starting 237 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:30,000 Speaker 1: at cornerback at that point, I was like the Blakes 238 00:12:30,040 --> 00:12:35,079 Speaker 1: of the world, you know, and Burns didn't help shortly after. Right, No, 239 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,200 Speaker 1: this is the best situation the corner has been and 240 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,960 Speaker 1: since Woodson. Yeah, so I don't think you walk away 241 00:12:39,960 --> 00:12:43,439 Speaker 1: from that. No, this is by cutting guys. That that's 242 00:12:43,480 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: that's bad business. If anything, you add to it or 243 00:12:46,080 --> 00:12:48,480 Speaker 1: stick with what you got and your pass rush should 244 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,600 Speaker 1: make the life easier on these guys too, as it 245 00:12:50,640 --> 00:12:53,160 Speaker 1: has for years a couple of years now, Yeah, I 246 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: like the idea of more I think about it, the 247 00:12:55,000 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: more I like about talking to Hayden and Nelson. You 248 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: talk about them in different lights. Talk to Joe kind 249 00:13:01,360 --> 00:13:04,480 Speaker 1: of like you did the band, and Nelson you talk about, Hey, 250 00:13:04,520 --> 00:13:05,920 Speaker 1: we like what you're doing. We want to add a 251 00:13:05,960 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: couple of bit and we'll give you some sugar. It 252 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:11,200 Speaker 1: helps Joe. Joe and Nelson and and Hayden are very 253 00:13:11,200 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: close to Yeah, and one would stay that keep their 254 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,240 Speaker 1: exact same roles. You guys. We want to keep you 255 00:13:16,240 --> 00:13:20,320 Speaker 1: guys together. This helps it happen. Yeah, and we're gonna 256 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:24,680 Speaker 1: add something. Would like to keep Cam around too interesting Yeah. Um, 257 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,800 Speaker 1: So you know, I think it's an interesting group. I 258 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:30,720 Speaker 1: think you can add to it. Um, you know, depending 259 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:33,840 Speaker 1: on you know how Karen Lane are interesting and right. Yeah, 260 00:13:34,000 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: so I stud one more guy to the mix that's young. Yeah. 261 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:41,559 Speaker 1: I mean if you look at some of the uh, um, 262 00:13:41,960 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: you know, they've got guys like a Trevor Williams at 263 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: the Penn State dude they added as a futures guy, 264 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: uh Stephen Denmark, Um Yeah, these yeah, those guys don't 265 00:13:52,240 --> 00:13:55,160 Speaker 1: I'm not guaranteeing any of those guys. People step up 266 00:13:55,200 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: in camp and that's how they found Like, that's how 267 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,760 Speaker 1: they found like Hilton, Hilton was not part of James 268 00:13:59,800 --> 00:14:03,400 Speaker 1: p was undrafted. People always forget that too. I mean 269 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 1: across this roster there will be two or three names 270 00:14:07,480 --> 00:14:09,440 Speaker 1: that none of us are talking, nobody's talking about that 271 00:14:09,520 --> 00:14:12,400 Speaker 1: are good football players and they're allowed to get better. 272 00:14:12,720 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 1: And coaches get paid for a reason, and so to 273 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: scouts to find these guys that once they learn and 274 00:14:18,280 --> 00:14:20,080 Speaker 1: this year is gonna be different than ever, to like 275 00:14:20,800 --> 00:14:23,520 Speaker 1: find a guy that didn't play last year and bring 276 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: him is an undrafted free agent and boy, he's really talented. 277 00:14:26,320 --> 00:14:28,120 Speaker 1: Leustn't know who he was. Yeah. I think the key 278 00:14:28,240 --> 00:14:32,240 Speaker 1: this year is actually having and we'll see how this works, 279 00:14:32,280 --> 00:14:36,640 Speaker 1: something of an offseason and have mini camp, mini camp, 280 00:14:36,640 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: training camp, preseason games, I mean preseason games. I think 281 00:14:40,840 --> 00:14:43,600 Speaker 1: are huge this year. I think they're huge. Absolutely. You 282 00:14:43,640 --> 00:14:46,080 Speaker 1: can't get you can't go two years in a row 283 00:14:46,160 --> 00:14:49,440 Speaker 1: without having preseason games. And last year, remember how before 284 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:51,200 Speaker 1: we eve knew a COVID was, we were like, oh, 285 00:14:51,240 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: they got the Hall of Fame game. Now it's like 286 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:56,200 Speaker 1: they got a person, Yeah, they get they get the 287 00:14:56,200 --> 00:14:58,760 Speaker 1: extra game. This year that's a nice advantage, especially if 288 00:14:58,760 --> 00:15:00,680 Speaker 1: you're not going to run this if cut back to 289 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,080 Speaker 1: cut it back to three, so you still get four earlier. 290 00:15:04,360 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: You know, you get more reps for all these guys 291 00:15:06,520 --> 00:15:09,440 Speaker 1: presumably a pretty big rookie class. You know, that's a 292 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:13,360 Speaker 1: nice advantage. Yeah, and no doubt about it. But hopefully 293 00:15:13,400 --> 00:15:16,800 Speaker 1: all that stuff happens. Yeah. Um, but that cornerback position 294 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,920 Speaker 1: is one where I would not be all that quick 295 00:15:19,960 --> 00:15:22,000 Speaker 1: to say we gotta cut Joe Hayden or you gotta 296 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: cut Steven Nelson. No, no, I think no, that's that's 297 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,560 Speaker 1: all you do by doing that is create another hole. 298 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: And you say, you just create more more water coming through. 299 00:15:30,720 --> 00:15:32,800 Speaker 1: And if you if you do that, well you gotta 300 00:15:32,840 --> 00:15:35,440 Speaker 1: do that so you can sign Cam Sutton again. You're 301 00:15:35,480 --> 00:15:38,400 Speaker 1: just you're you're creating another hole. You're trading apples for 302 00:15:38,440 --> 00:15:41,800 Speaker 1: apples and right, and you buy some youth obviously, But man, 303 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:46,040 Speaker 1: I don't you better draft corner then high? Absolutely you, 304 00:15:46,320 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: And that that now becomes a big need. And now 305 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: that's something else that you don't that's the third round picks, 306 00:15:50,400 --> 00:15:52,520 Speaker 1: not a tight end or a center. You know, that's 307 00:15:52,520 --> 00:15:55,720 Speaker 1: a corner. Yeah, every everything's a there's a domino effect 308 00:15:55,760 --> 00:15:58,400 Speaker 1: to everything here that you do. And so I think 309 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:00,600 Speaker 1: that's part of the team building process that the Steelers 310 00:16:00,600 --> 00:16:03,840 Speaker 1: are going through right now. Um again, when they're when 311 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:06,960 Speaker 1: they're going through talking about what they need to do 312 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:11,160 Speaker 1: with Ben Roethlisberger, this is this is part of the process. 313 00:16:11,200 --> 00:16:13,320 Speaker 1: This is why they're they're talking this way. Hey Ben, 314 00:16:13,360 --> 00:16:14,920 Speaker 1: we can we want to get we want to get 315 00:16:14,960 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: this deal done with you, so then we can we'll 316 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,440 Speaker 1: start working on some of these other things that we 317 00:16:18,440 --> 00:16:22,520 Speaker 1: need to get done. Agent and because the Roethlisberger deal 318 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,640 Speaker 1: gets them, then under the cap right now, you can 319 00:16:25,920 --> 00:16:28,080 Speaker 1: Now now you start okay, now if we if we're 320 00:16:28,120 --> 00:16:29,960 Speaker 1: under the cap, if we do this move, then we 321 00:16:30,000 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: can do that move and you know pick here, ye 322 00:16:33,800 --> 00:16:37,920 Speaker 1: nine hundred thousand here and or whatever. Once you're under 323 00:16:38,040 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: like you just need to get under the cap right now. 324 00:16:40,280 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: This You're not worried about signing draft picks or anything 325 00:16:42,880 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: like that. That's that's for down the road. You know, 326 00:16:45,360 --> 00:16:46,880 Speaker 1: as long as you get under the cap, you can 327 00:16:46,920 --> 00:16:50,400 Speaker 1: do that. You can do that that Steven Nelson contract 328 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: extension in camp anytime, Yeah, right, you can do that whenever. 329 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,640 Speaker 1: You know, Hey, we you know, we're we're right at 330 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: the cap, but we need money to sign or you know, 331 00:16:58,440 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: I mean, we got to get money to sign these 332 00:17:00,440 --> 00:17:03,040 Speaker 1: draft picks. Steve Nelson, you want to get you five 333 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:05,520 Speaker 1: you'renna need like five million to sign your draft picks. Well, 334 00:17:05,560 --> 00:17:07,320 Speaker 1: there there's your five million. There's your five million with 335 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:09,440 Speaker 1: one move right, and you don't have to worry about 336 00:17:09,440 --> 00:17:10,800 Speaker 1: that now. And you don't even know what the cap 337 00:17:10,920 --> 00:17:15,520 Speaker 1: is too. TA has been out for a while and 338 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,479 Speaker 1: nobody's using it. Nobody's using because they don't know what 339 00:17:17,480 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: the cap is. Yeah. Um, and you know we're almost 340 00:17:20,520 --> 00:17:22,960 Speaker 1: in March. Next week when we come back will be 341 00:17:23,080 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: in March, and we should be getting news on the 342 00:17:25,680 --> 00:17:28,440 Speaker 1: compensatory picks as well. Yeah, there are some shoes to 343 00:17:28,520 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: drop for team building stuff. Yeah that that that really 344 00:17:31,359 --> 00:17:34,760 Speaker 1: then once the compic sure that changes everything in our 345 00:17:34,800 --> 00:17:38,600 Speaker 1: little mock draft simulations. That does. That does And I 346 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:41,840 Speaker 1: would assume all this stuff happens waiting on a TV doo. Yeah, 347 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:45,440 Speaker 1: the billion dollar decisions and then they affect the million 348 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 1: dollars decisions. Yeah, it's all part of the process here. 349 00:17:48,200 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: But uh, yeah, that cornerback room is is interesting. Uh, 350 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:56,120 Speaker 1: Steelers Dot Com sat down with Steven Nelson an interview here. 351 00:17:56,280 --> 00:17:58,679 Speaker 1: We haven't heard from many players in a while, so 352 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:00,320 Speaker 1: I did want to play that back for nobody in 353 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,720 Speaker 1: case they hadn't heard that. Uh, he's an interesting guy. 354 00:18:03,880 --> 00:18:07,000 Speaker 1: I like Steven Nelson. I like talking to him. Not 355 00:18:07,040 --> 00:18:09,719 Speaker 1: the most interesting guy when you're actually interviewing him. My 356 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 1: best My best conversations with him are when we're talking 357 00:18:13,320 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 1: about just non football stuff like fishing or his family, 358 00:18:17,440 --> 00:18:20,119 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. When you're talking about, you know, 359 00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:22,480 Speaker 1: asking him his opinion about the game and things like that, 360 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: he's not gonna give him much. Yeah, but it is 361 00:18:27,280 --> 00:18:29,960 Speaker 1: what it is. I appreciate that he's he's a bright guy. 362 00:18:30,520 --> 00:18:32,880 Speaker 1: But here's what Steven Nelson had to say with Steelers 363 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:45,679 Speaker 1: dot Com. Steve Nelson stepped in front of you. All right, Steve, 364 00:18:46,119 --> 00:18:49,119 Speaker 1: you are in sunny Arizona. I am in freezing Pittsburgh. 365 00:18:49,200 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: So I'm jealous about that. But I do want to 366 00:18:51,520 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: go back to the season and kind of how things ended. 367 00:18:55,400 --> 00:18:57,960 Speaker 1: Have you gone back and watched anything from that wild 368 00:18:58,000 --> 00:19:01,600 Speaker 1: card game or even started to the process of reviewing 369 00:19:01,720 --> 00:19:05,879 Speaker 1: the season as its entire right, Yeah, it was a 370 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: tough deal to swallow. Excuse me. Um, I watched that 371 00:19:09,359 --> 00:19:12,480 Speaker 1: game a handful of times and you know, just trying 372 00:19:12,520 --> 00:19:15,760 Speaker 1: to figure out, you know, what could have been different 373 00:19:15,920 --> 00:19:17,760 Speaker 1: or you know, what if this happened with you know, 374 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:21,399 Speaker 1: just all the what ifs, you know, and you know 375 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: it could have been a lot of different scenarios, man, 376 00:19:24,119 --> 00:19:25,960 Speaker 1: and you know, it was just it was just hard, 377 00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: you know, to lose that way. Is there something since 378 00:19:28,840 --> 00:19:30,960 Speaker 1: you did watch it a few times that really stuck 379 00:19:30,960 --> 00:19:33,160 Speaker 1: out to you that maybe you didn't notice at the time, 380 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:39,480 Speaker 1: or is there like a reoccurring theme? Mhm um, not really. UM. 381 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: I think you know, as a whole, you know, we 382 00:19:41,840 --> 00:19:45,760 Speaker 1: we have we hold ourselves to a higher standard and um, 383 00:19:45,760 --> 00:19:47,760 Speaker 1: you know we definitely could have played, you know, a 384 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:51,360 Speaker 1: lot better. And UM, I think everybody you know has 385 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,240 Speaker 1: you know, taking that taking that ownership, and um it's 386 00:19:55,280 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: going to work towards, uh, you know, a better outcome 387 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:01,280 Speaker 1: this year. Now, when you look this season as a whole, 388 00:20:01,359 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: there's the eleven and no start, but then there's losing 389 00:20:03,920 --> 00:20:05,760 Speaker 1: in the first round of the playoffs. So how do 390 00:20:05,800 --> 00:20:08,639 Speaker 1: you even I guess some up in your opinion, what 391 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: this team accomplished or did not accomplish yeah, I would 392 00:20:14,400 --> 00:20:17,480 Speaker 1: say we we had we showed a lot of potential, 393 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: you know that we can be you know that that 394 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,960 Speaker 1: that last team standard you know throughout the year, um, 395 00:20:25,000 --> 00:20:27,600 Speaker 1: going living and know that's pretty hard, you know to 396 00:20:27,720 --> 00:20:29,800 Speaker 1: do an NFL. You know, you have teams that can 397 00:20:29,800 --> 00:20:32,479 Speaker 1: beat you each and every week, you know. For I 398 00:20:32,520 --> 00:20:34,919 Speaker 1: think that just shows you know, our capability and what 399 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: we can do for the future. Now, you said heading 400 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:41,399 Speaker 1: into the season you felt like you were an underdog 401 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:44,679 Speaker 1: kind of underrated. How do you think you did personally 402 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:48,080 Speaker 1: this past season and what are your goals moving forward? 403 00:20:48,200 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: Is you know, just the start of the off season, right, Yeah, 404 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:55,359 Speaker 1: I think this year I also I did, uh fairly 405 00:20:55,359 --> 00:20:57,840 Speaker 1: a great job as well. You know, just you know, 406 00:20:57,920 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 1: you can always you know, kind of me to hold 407 00:20:59,760 --> 00:21:03,119 Speaker 1: down my side, um or whoever I'm lined up against. 408 00:21:03,400 --> 00:21:05,760 Speaker 1: And uh, you know that's just that you know, even 409 00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:09,000 Speaker 1: even without you know, all the splashy stats, you know, Um, 410 00:21:09,040 --> 00:21:11,760 Speaker 1: there's just like there's like an analytic out there. I 411 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,880 Speaker 1: don't know if you know, but it's called a burn 412 00:21:15,040 --> 00:21:18,240 Speaker 1: rate and um, I've had a zero zero percent burn 413 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:22,000 Speaker 1: rate and like so I think it's like no receiver 414 00:21:22,080 --> 00:21:25,119 Speaker 1: has had five yards on me and um, you know 415 00:21:25,520 --> 00:21:28,200 Speaker 1: that's like very hard to do when you come talking 416 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: about the NFL. So you know, I probably myself on that, 417 00:21:32,160 --> 00:21:34,000 Speaker 1: and UM, I think this year as well. You know, 418 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:37,560 Speaker 1: that's just what's gonna continue to happen. The Steelers have 419 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,600 Speaker 1: made some coaching changes. The one on the defensive side 420 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: of the ball is defensive Bax coach Grady Brown. Um, 421 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:45,959 Speaker 1: do you know anything about him if you spoke with 422 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:49,920 Speaker 1: him and just your thoughts, right, Um, he reached out 423 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,639 Speaker 1: to uh, the secondary group, you know, introduced itself and 424 00:21:54,600 --> 00:21:56,240 Speaker 1: you know said he was you know, it was an 425 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,399 Speaker 1: honor to work with with our group, and you know 426 00:21:59,440 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 1: we welcome them. Man, prior to him coming in, I 427 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,080 Speaker 1: haven't heard I haven't heard of him, but I'm sure 428 00:22:05,119 --> 00:22:07,159 Speaker 1: that you know, there still is an organization. You know, 429 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:11,000 Speaker 1: they don't bring anybody they don't you know, they trust 430 00:22:11,280 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 1: or I think that that can get the job done. 431 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:17,280 Speaker 1: So you know we're welcoming then with great arms. All right. 432 00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:20,800 Speaker 1: So other than getting some vitamin D in Arizona with 433 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:23,879 Speaker 1: all that beautiful sunshine and warm temperatures, what are you 434 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,520 Speaker 1: up to other than you know, the normal off season 435 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,680 Speaker 1: things that take place, right Um, I have a couple 436 00:22:30,680 --> 00:22:34,399 Speaker 1: of things I've been working on. My merchandise Nelson Island, 437 00:22:34,840 --> 00:22:37,800 Speaker 1: UM gonna drop that. I don't have a release date yet, 438 00:22:37,880 --> 00:22:40,320 Speaker 1: but I want to keep the fans updated with that. 439 00:22:40,359 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: I know they will be a fun project. UM. Also 440 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:48,199 Speaker 1: going to be starting a YouTube series, you know, just 441 00:22:48,240 --> 00:22:50,800 Speaker 1: to show a little bit about my life off the 442 00:22:50,840 --> 00:22:55,400 Speaker 1: field and you know, give everybody look inside Steve Nelson's life. 443 00:22:55,640 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: I think it'll be also a fun thing for me. 444 00:22:58,560 --> 00:23:01,639 Speaker 1: And uh, other than that, you know, just training, you know, 445 00:23:01,760 --> 00:23:04,080 Speaker 1: per usual, you know, trying to get better each and 446 00:23:04,119 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 1: every day, you know, so you can improve it. In 447 00:23:08,680 --> 00:23:10,439 Speaker 1: terms of the off season, I guess the not so 448 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: fun part is knowing that the team that you last 449 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 1: played with is going to be different the next season, 450 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:19,520 Speaker 1: and especially this year there's nineteen unrestricted free agents. Will 451 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:22,119 Speaker 1: you pay attention to free agency and all the moving 452 00:23:22,200 --> 00:23:24,120 Speaker 1: parts and you know, if guys are able to stay 453 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:27,639 Speaker 1: or if they go somewhere else. Yeah, you know, and 454 00:23:27,680 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: that's the tricky part about the business. You know, you 455 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:33,119 Speaker 1: have a great football team. You know, you have a 456 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:37,520 Speaker 1: lot of players that uh, you know, it just happens. 457 00:23:37,560 --> 00:23:39,919 Speaker 1: You know that their contract is gonna run out. You know, 458 00:23:40,480 --> 00:23:43,400 Speaker 1: a lot of decisions, tough decisions will be made, you know, 459 00:23:43,520 --> 00:23:46,199 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, unfortunately that's the way the business is. 460 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:49,440 Speaker 1: And I've been through that once, um when the Steelers 461 00:23:49,440 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: signed me twenty nineteen, and uh, you know, it's it's 462 00:23:53,880 --> 00:23:56,680 Speaker 1: a tough process, but it's it's also it also could 463 00:23:56,680 --> 00:23:59,880 Speaker 1: be fun, you know if you if you make it out, 464 00:24:00,800 --> 00:24:03,959 Speaker 1: you would say, you know, I'm going into uh my 465 00:24:04,080 --> 00:24:08,560 Speaker 1: last year on my contract. So you know, I've had 466 00:24:08,600 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: a great time here in Pittsburgh and I just want 467 00:24:10,800 --> 00:24:12,720 Speaker 1: to throw that out there so hopefully I can be 468 00:24:12,800 --> 00:24:16,880 Speaker 1: here so we can win some the Barty Trophies. I 469 00:24:16,920 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 1: like that now. In terms of the offseason, getting a 470 00:24:19,800 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: little bit further down the road, last year was very 471 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:24,679 Speaker 1: different for everybody and it was kind of a sudden halt. 472 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:28,360 Speaker 1: But the o t A is the minicamp, everything was virtual. 473 00:24:28,480 --> 00:24:31,440 Speaker 1: Do you did you like that? Do you think that 474 00:24:31,440 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: that's something that should continue this offseason or do you 475 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:37,560 Speaker 1: feel like for team building aspects, just getting to know 476 00:24:37,640 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: maybe a new coach and new teammate that you guys 477 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:45,920 Speaker 1: do need to do something in person if it's safe. Um, 478 00:24:46,040 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: that's a tricky one. Um, I personally, I like to 479 00:24:50,119 --> 00:24:53,040 Speaker 1: be there, but I don't mind, you know, spending the 480 00:24:53,080 --> 00:24:55,639 Speaker 1: extra time with my family, you know. And uh, I 481 00:24:55,680 --> 00:24:58,280 Speaker 1: know a lot of other guys feel this might feel 482 00:24:58,280 --> 00:25:02,520 Speaker 1: the same way. We're professionals and we have to conduct 483 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:06,120 Speaker 1: ourselves that way. And I think, you know, this pasture show, 484 00:25:06,520 --> 00:25:11,159 Speaker 1: you know, just everybody, um that you know, players are 485 00:25:11,200 --> 00:25:14,320 Speaker 1: capable of, you know, having that time off and um 486 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,720 Speaker 1: showing up ready to work. So you know, I'm kind 487 00:25:17,720 --> 00:25:21,800 Speaker 1: of on the fence of the box side. That was 488 00:25:21,840 --> 00:25:27,320 Speaker 1: Steelers cornerback Steven Nelson familiar this week on Steelers dot Com. Yeah, 489 00:25:27,440 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: and I thought, you know again that the cornerback position 490 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:34,120 Speaker 1: is one that's obviously interesting. Um it is for the Steelers. 491 00:25:34,160 --> 00:25:38,200 Speaker 1: They've got six guys under contract, um, you know, and 492 00:25:38,240 --> 00:25:43,960 Speaker 1: everybody everybody's hot that they gotta sign Hayden, and uh, 493 00:25:44,400 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: you can't sign both of those guys, Hayden, Hayden and Son. 494 00:25:46,920 --> 00:25:50,440 Speaker 1: They're just not gonna Hilton and Son. They're not gonna cut. 495 00:25:50,480 --> 00:25:52,800 Speaker 1: I don't see them cutting Joe Hayden. I don't either. 496 00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: And Nelson, I think has been a nice pick up 497 00:25:56,119 --> 00:25:58,920 Speaker 1: for them. There's been even talk that him more Hayden 498 00:25:59,000 --> 00:26:01,399 Speaker 1: has to get cut. I don't see it that as 499 00:26:01,480 --> 00:26:03,960 Speaker 1: we talked about that we talked about in the previous segment. 500 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:06,439 Speaker 1: I think the more likely thing scenario is that they 501 00:26:06,440 --> 00:26:11,040 Speaker 1: actually extend Nelson and getting past you know, and lower 502 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: that cap number that way. But yeah, that's gonna do 503 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 1: it for our our show today. Uh So, for my 504 00:26:17,359 --> 00:26:20,160 Speaker 1: partner Matt Williamson, for Jacob Rick here on site keeping 505 00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:22,520 Speaker 1: us on the air, I'm Dale Lally. We thank you 506 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,400 Speaker 1: for listening to this edition of the Drive on Steelers 507 00:26:25,560 --> 00:26:26,439 Speaker 1: Nation Radio.